CURRICULUM VITAE Beatrice Medicine Box 80, Standing Rock Indian Reservation Wakpala, South Dakota 57658 (605) 845-7970 PERSONAL DATA Associate Professor of Anthropology Emeritus (Retired 1 August 1988) Department of Anthropology California State University, Northridge Northridge, California Social Security Number 542-26-4522 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Ph.D. 1983-University of Wisconsin-Madison Cultural Anthropology M.A. 1954-Michigan State University Sociology and Anthropology ~ • B.S. 1945-South Dakota State University Brookings. South Dakota Education and Art History PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE . , J% c a J U^^.-hu 6*vd*% ffaoifot*- 1996 Buckman Professor, Department of Human Ecology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 1994-present Adjunct Professor, University of Albert*. Edmonton 1995 Scholar in Residence, Minnesota H^torual Society, St. Paul 1995 Visiting Scholar, Museum of Anthropology. University of British Columbia, Vancouver 1993 Visiting Professor, Rural Sociology. South Dakota State University, Brookings 1993-1994 Research Co-ordinator, Women's Perspectives. Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1992 Visiting Distinguished Professor. Women % Studies, University of Toronto 1991. Visiting Professor, Saskatchewan Indian Fed. College, Regina, Saskatchewan 1991 Visiting Professor, Colorado College 1991 Visiting Professor, Anthropology. Humboldt State University, California 1989 Standing Rock College, Fort Yates, North Dakota 1988 Retired August 1, 1988 1985-1988 Professor, Department of Anthropology, and Director, Native Centre, University of Calgary, Alberta. Canada 1982-1985 Associate Professor of Anthropology, Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Program in American Indian Studies, California State University, Northridge 1978-1982 Advanced Opportunity Fellow, Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1981 (Spring) Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle 1979 (Summer) Visiting Professor, Department of Education Policy Sciences, ^University of Wisconsin-Madison 1976 (Summer) Visiting Professor, Educational Anthropology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada 1975^1976- Visiting Associate Professor, Anthropology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 1974-1975 Visiting Professor, Anthropology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado 1973-1974 Visiting Professor, Anthropology, Native American Studies Program, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 1971-1973 Pre-Doctoral Lecturer, Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 1970-1971 Associate Professor, Anthropology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California 1969-1970 Assistant Professor, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California 1969 (Summer) Assistant Professor, Teacher Corps, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska ' 1968-1969 Director, American Indian Research, Oral History Project,, and Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 1967-1968 Lecturer, Sociology and Anthropology, University of Montana, Missoula, M p n t a n a 1966 Psychiatric Social Worker, Provincial Guidance Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1965 Lecturer, Social Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 1963-1964 Lecturer/Sociology and Teacher/Counsellor, Mount Royal College, Indian Affairs Branch, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1960-1963 Lecturer, Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia 1955-1958 Teaching and Research Assistant, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 1951-1954 Research Assistant, Sociology and Anthropology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 1950-1951 Teacher, Home Economics, Flandreau Indian School, Flandreau, South Dakota 1949-1950 Teacher, Navajo Adult Beginner's Program, Albuquerque Indian School, Albuquerque, New Mexico 1948-1949 Teacher, Santo Domingo Pueblo, United Pueblos Agency, Albuquerque, New Mexico 1947-1948 Health Education Lecturer, Michigan Tuberculosis Association, Lansing, Michigan 1945-1946 Teacher, Home Economics, Haskell Indian Institute (B.I.A.), Lawrence, Kansas PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP 1. American Anthropological Association a) Committee on Minorities in Anthropology, 1973-1976 b) Member, Steering Committee, Council of Anthropology and Education, 1975-1977 c) Nominations Committee, 1980 d) Alcohol and Drug Study Group 2. American Ethnological Society 3. American Ethnohistorical Society 4. Society of Applied Anthropology, Fellow 5. Canadian Society for Sociology and Anthropology 6. National Indian Education Association 7. American Indian Historical Society a) Editorial Board, 1969-1975 b) Native American Scholars Board, Steering and Selection, 1971 8. Northwest Indian Scholars 9. Southwest Anthropological Association, Executive Board, 1983-1986 10. Advisory Board of National Research for Handicapped Native Americans, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, 1984 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 1. Editorial Board, Journal of Canadian Indian Languages. Centre for the Study and Teaching of Canadian Native Languages. London, University of Western Ontario. i 2. Ethnic associations—involvement a) National Congress of American Indians (education issues), 1966- present b) North American Indian Women's Association c) World Council of Indigenous Peoples (observer) d) Organization of American States, First Congress of Indigenous Women, Chiapas, Mexico, 1973 e) Assembly of California Indian Women (president), 1982-present EDITORIAL BOARDS JOURNAL OF CANADIAN NATIVE LANGUAGES, University of Western Ontario, London Associate editor: WICAZO SA: Indian Studies Journal, Eastern Washington University, Cheney NATIONAL WOMEN'S STUDIES ASSOCIATION JOURNAL, Ohio State University, Columbus PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES SOCIETY FOR APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY: Malinowski Awards, 1985-1989 AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION: Concerns for Minority Education Committee; Board Council^ on Education anjj Anthropology INVITED PAPERS READ 1986 Canberra, Australia—Australia, New Zealand, and Canada Studies Association- "Native Canadian Women: An Assessment." 1988 Zagreb, Yugoslavia—International Union of Anthropologists and Ethnologists Conference—"Siouan Sobriety: An Emerging Enterprise." 1990 Lisbon, Portugal—International Union of Anthropologists and Ethnologists Conference—Commentator on papers of Minority Anthropologists 1991 Amsterdam, The Netherlands—International Law and Society Assocj^tion — 'The Legal Status of North American Indigenous Women" and "The Status of American Indians in Historical and Health Research." Bremen, Germany—Conference on Critical Feminist Theory, University of Bremen—"Indian Women and the Law." 1993 Moscow, Russia—International Hunting and Gathering Societies—Plenary Address—"Empowerment of Native Women Through Organizations." 1994 Gaborone, Botswana, Africa—International Congress on Women's Health Issues—Keynote Address—"Health Issues Affecting American Indian Women"; elected to Board of Directors. SERVICE TO CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY 1982-1985 Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Program in American Indiah v Studies 1982-1983 Anthr6pology Department Curriculum Committee «~ > 1982 Fall School of Social and Behavioral Science Academic Planning 1983-1984 Student Affirmative Action Coordinating Council 1984 Scholarly j Publications Award Selection Committee 1984-1985 Participant; Chancellor's Office Grant to "Cross-Cultural Perspectives in the Social Sciences." SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY * Tenure Committee, Search Committee, and Native Education Committee—Faculty of Education * Ethics Committee, Department of Anthropology * TUCFA-Status of Women Committee * Tri-University Native Education Committee * Board of Directors, Nechi Drug and Treatment Centre, Edmonton * Advisory Board, Native Studies Review, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon * Glenbow Museum, Olympic Advisory Committee * Board: Urban Aboriginal Affairs Council, City of Calgary * Board: Canadian Native Arts Association * Film: "Native Higher Education" for Native Outreach * Tenure and Promotion Committee, Department of Anthropology * Board: Metis Association of Alberta * Advisory Board: Native Education Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia * Committee to Study Canadian Values: The Faculty of Education * Instructional Development Committee of the General Faculties Council COMMUNITY AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT 1985-1986 Board of Directors, Naechi Institute on Alcohol and Drug Education 1983-1986 Governing Board, Common Cause Expert Witness at the following trials: v 1973 Yvonne Wanro Trial, Spokane, Washington 1974 Wounded Knee Trial, Lincoln, Nebraska 1976 Topsky Eagle Feathers Trial, Pocatello, Idaho 1977 Greybull Grandchildren Custody Case, Portland, Oregon 1983 Fortunate Eagle Trial, Reno, Nevada 1973-present Consultant, Human Services Department, Sinte Gleska Community College, Rosebud, South Dakota 1972 Curriculum Advisor, Lakota Higher Education Center, Pine Ridge, South Dakota 1971-1973 Consultant, American Indian Heritage Program, Seattle, Washington 1968-1970 & 1977-1980 Education Consultant, National Congress of American Indians, Washington, D.C. 1970 Planning Committee, Indian Alcoholism and Drug Use 1970-1971 Mayor's Committee on the Status of Women, San Francisco, California 1970 Steering Committee Member, Indian Ecumenical ConvocationK of North America *" • 1968-1970 Consultant, Text Book Evaluation Committee, American Indians United 1968 Teaching "Cultural Enrichment Program," Standing Rock Reservation, South Dakota, summer 1960-1964